Job Description
About the company
A large ASX-listed Australian business, part-way through a significanttechnologyprogramme.The digital squads own the customer-facing mobile apps and the APIsbehind them, with real volume going through them every day.
Small teams, shortfeedback loops, genuine ownership of what you ship.
About the role
A Sydney-based contract role inside one of the digital squads, owning theautomation across the native mobile apps and the services behind them.
There areexisting custom frameworks in place, including work in Maestro, that you willinherit, extend and improve.
You will work alongside the squad's test analysts anddevelopers and cover the full quality picture, not just the automation layer.
Duties / Key responsibilities
Build, scale and maintain native mobile automation across iOS and Android- Extend the existing custom frameworks rather than starting over
Wire automated execution into the CI/CD pipeline and own the quality gates
Build and maintain API automation to support end-to-end coverage
Generate automation results and reporting the squad actually uses
Run cross-device testing, plus visual UX and accessibility checks
Analyse defects and write them up clearly enough for developers to act on
Advise the squad on when regression, performance or PEN testing is warranted
Benefits
Own the automation approach across a squad, not a seat on a test factory floor
Consumer mobile products with genuine scale behind them
Broad scope across mobile,



API and pipeline rather than a narrow automation lane
Existing framework to build on, not a greenfield write-up nobody reads
Small squad, direct access to the people making the decisions
Sydney based, with flexibility on where you work from
Skills and experience
Recent hands-on native mobile automation on customer-facing apps
Robust in at least one of Swift, Kotlin, Java, TypeScript or C#
Frameworks such as XCUITest, Espresso, Maestro or Appium
Demonstrated CI/CD pipeline work and automated test execution setup
API testing and automation, using API responses to shape coverage
Postman, BrowserStack, Azure App Insights or equivalent
Cross-device and accessibility testing
Exposure to Playwright or Selenium for any web surface in scope
Retail or payments background
About Allura Partners
Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suitesto lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies.
Today, in addition to ourproven private equity specialisation, we've become a trusted partner for majorASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executivesearch,recruitment,and business transformation.
Known for integrity, reliability, andresults, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting &Finance;,Transformation& Change, and Technology & Digital.
We connect businesses andtop-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.

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